Global Patent Index - EP 3171807 A1

EP 3171807 A1 20170531 - INSTRUMENT ANNULAR LOCATION SENSOR

Title (en)

INSTRUMENT ANNULAR LOCATION SENSOR

Title (de)

RINGFÖRMIGER POSITIONSMESSSENSOR FÜR INSTRUMENT

Title (fr)

CAPTEUR D'EMPLACEMENT ANNULAIRE D'INSTRUMENT

Publication

EP 3171807 A1 20170531 (EN)

Application

EP 14752480 A 20140725

Priority

US 2014048185 W 20140725

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2016014073A1] A system (100) includes an elongate instrument (102) having a long axis (104). The elongate instrument includes a first end portion (106; 202) along the long axis. The elongate instrument further includes a second end portion (108; 208) along the long axis, opposing the first end portion. The elongate instrument further includes an annular location determining device (118) disposed to surround a perimeter of a surface (122; 210) of a sub-region (124; 212) of the first end portion about the long axis. The annular location determining device generates a signal indicative of a three dimensional location of the annular location determining device, which indicates of a three dimensional location of the first end portion.

IPC 8 full level

A61B 34/00 (2016.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A61B 8/0841 (2013.01 - US); A61B 8/483 (2013.01 - US); A61B 10/02 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 18/1492 (2013.01 - US); A61B 34/20 (2016.02 - EP US); A61B 34/30 (2016.02 - EP US); A61B 2017/3413 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 2018/00577 (2013.01 - US); A61B 2034/2063 (2016.02 - US); A61B 2090/378 (2016.02 - EP US); A61B 2090/3983 (2016.02 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2016014073A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2016014073 A1 20160128; EP 3171807 A1 20170531; US 2017209223 A1 20170727

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2014048185 W 20140725; EP 14752480 A 20140725; US 201415328966 A 20140725